Posted on 09/29/2002 2:45:28 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
Heh heh heh. You haven't met me, then. $:-) I view politics as the conduct of war by other means.
As for your talking points, right on. One of my favorites is hitting them with "Who's going to pay for it?" and "Say hi to the new 5% Florida income tax!". I also like to say "The choice is simple: More Freedom or more welfare."
As for the "voting mess", I point out that: "The problems are always in the same places with the same people. Democratic-dominant counties run by Democrat election reps elected by Democrats. Are we noticing a pattern here? These people can't even handle a simple election in a single county, and they propose they can the whole state. Obviously they're incapable."
When I want to be less nice, I just say, "You can't fix stupid".
Cowgirl, one advantage of an incumbent is that the Governor has many opportunities to be on t.v. - and people can SEE him and make up their own mind. Jeb looks like he has a lot of class; he has empathy but he's not afraid to make tough decisions. He has a big state to cover, but he seems to be on the road a lot. When people meet him, they like him. Dittoes GWB.
Joe, you chose one of my favorites: How are you going to pay for it?. Of course, that only works with those who are smart enough to know it isn't the 'corporations', as though corporations are buildings and furniture without people.
I must admit I've not used 'you can't fix stupid'. I like that and will add it to my repertoire.
Along with my partner, I'm compiling a list of retorts to Dem allegations. With your permission, we'll add this one to our list!
As for permission to use anything I come up with, please feel free. To me, it's like tossing an extra magazine to a buddy in the foxhole. Make every round count.
LOL -- that's fantastic - I can see a bumper sticker "DNC-YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID". What a money maker that would be for FR!!
Would I leave off the crew leader of the Jeb Bush Pit Stop? No way.
One more day to visit JEB BUSH PHOT PIT STOP SEPTEMBER.
Alcee Hastings aid is now in charge of the committee that took over Broward's elections. Miriam's still on the job, still has that paycheck (and a few hundred thou. are missing from the Broward election funds). She's fine with the committee.
Broward, Reno stronghold. What happened? The press doesn't care as long as their "man" wins.
"Janet Reno can't win," said U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Broward County, a Reno stronghold. "I told her that if she hadn't seen Waco burning enough, Bill Clinton kissing Monica enough, and Elian being snatched enough, then she should run for governor." He favors Bill McBride.
The Sun Sentinel adds this after the election:-
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, said nothing Oliphant is accused of rises to the level of misdeeds he thinks were committed by former Secretary of State Katherine Harris in the 2000 election. He said Bush would face the wrath of black voters in the November election if he removes Oliphant.
"I dare the governor to remove her," Hastings said. "He'll create a firestorm that will eclipse the one he created in the One Florida plan. He'll need Katherine Harris to count the votes for him again."
36 posted on 9/13/02 11:12 AM Eastern by bluewater bird
Joe, Fracas, your comments deserve a separate thread. We need those bumper sticker slogans, 15 second sound bites and "take no prisoners" talking points. "Bunk," is handy, but lacking.
Joe, thanks for the ammo!
.308 BUMP!
Terry McAuliffe's bringing his organized crime gang of lawyers to Florida again.
Freepers, call your local Supervisors of Election and let them know that you are not being represented - and that you are intimidated by having lawyers who already broke the law during election 2000 hanging around your polling location. Mention David Boise and his perjury in our courts, claiming that dimples were counted in Illinois, and the Mark Herron memo to disenfranchise our military votes, or the FSC who rewrote existing law to extend the recounts. Republicans have a solid case against Democrat lawyers....voter intimidation and attempted theft.
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